Is It A Balancing Damper Or A Fire Damper?
Treating a fire damper as a balancing damper (or vice versa)
Stop if
- Is this a life-safety damper or a balancing damper on the schedule?
Watch out
- Modify, prop, or defeat a fire/smoke device
Check
- Handle/actuator, fusible link, sleeve, and the drawings/schedule
Steps
- Handle/actuator, fusible link, sleeve, and the drawings/schedule
Say this to your foreman
Is this a life-safety damper or a balancing damper on the schedule?
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